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Where does “bróðursonur” come from?

bróðursonur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sonur, from Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

bróðursonur (Icelandic): fraternal nephew, brother’s son

Definitions

  1. fraternal nephew, brother’s son

Ancestry of “bróðursonur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsonurson
2Old Norsesonrson
3Proto-Germanicsunuzson
4Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—
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